Chris Daniel Winery 2014 Malbec, Columbia Valley, $28

This father-son operation in the Columbia Basin town of Quincy has son Chris Stewart making the wine. He also is a Napa Valley winemaker. This superb Malbec reveals complex aromas of violet, black pepper and black fruit, followed by flavors of chocolate ice cream and black cap raspberries backed by startling acidity and mild tannins. This won double gold at the 2017 Wenatchee Food and Wine Festival Competition.